Texas schools cut 900 jobs in August
Texas public schools shed 900 local district jobs in August, the first statewide August payroll decline since at least 1990. Back-to-school hiring resumed slowly as districts cut staff amid about 537 dollars less per student over two years, tied to a 27 billion dollar budget gap. Governor Perry frames this as a broader job growth record.
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Rick Perry
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Massive ICE sweep nets 2900+ arrests nationwide
ICE announced that over seven days more than 2,900 illegal immigrants were arrested in Operation Cross Check across all 50 states and four territories. About 1,600 of the arrestees were felons, including a Del Rio man among the Texas captures, as officials say the operation targets criminal aliens and fugitives.
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Rough Canyon community backs deployed airmen with gifts
The Rough Canyon community and two Del Rio businesses provided more than 3000 in local restaurant gift certificates to Laughlin AFB families. Justin Burk, owner of The Point at Rough Canyon, praised volunteers who grew a 750 goal into a large fundraiser with an auction that raised over 2100 in one night.
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Laughlin Afb
Justin Burk
Point At
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Calderon sends federal forces to Veracruz after bodies found
Mexican President Felipe Calderon orders troops and federal police to Veracruz to bolster operations and intelligence after 35 bound, seminude victims linked to the Zetas were dumped on a busy avenue. Authorities say the killings are tied to cartel violence and the Sinaloa cartel rivalry.
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Mexico City
Felipe Calderon
Gulf Coast
Alejandra Sota
Sota
Zetas
New Generation Gang
Sinaloa Cartel
Zetas Cartel
Sinaloa
Redistricting on agenda for county commissioners court
A special meeting of Val Verde County Commissioners Court will consider redistricting plans for the county. Attorney Rolando Rios will present maps to review with Precinct 3 expected to see the biggest changes. Also on the agenda are hotel occupancy tax procedures, a county credit card for the emergency manager, USDA rental of livestock export pens, and various county policy topics.
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County Commissioners Court
San Antonio
Rolando Rios
Laura Allen
Commissioners Court
Rios
Allen
County Judicial Center
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Election-year ruling looms for health overhaul
President Barack Obama's health care law faces a likely Supreme Court ruling as the 2012 campaign heats up. The administration appeal questions the law's core mandate to require insurance coverage starting in 2014 amid a federal appeals court strike. The 26 states and NFIB, though successful on key points, seek high court review.
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Washington
Barack Obama
Supreme Court
Appeals Court
Atlanta
National Federation of Independent Business
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